pittance

Definitions

A very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage.

A meager or trifling portion, amount, or share.

Examples

Despite working long hours in the factory, he was paid a mere pittance that barely covered his rent.

The charity was forced to close its doors after receiving only a pittance in donations throughout the year.

Synonyms

trifle meager amount scant allowance small pittance paltry sum modest portion chicken feed

Antonyms

fortune abundance wealth large sum substantial amount bounty king's ransom